: a batted baseball hit in a nearly straight line usually not far above the ground
Examples of line drive in a Sentence
He hit a hard line drive to the shortstop.
Recent Examples on the WebMontas was hit by a line drive by Taylor Ward and left the game with a bruised right forearm after 16 pitches.—Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 22 Apr. 2024 However, Green's sinking line drive to right eluded the diving Edmunson for a two-round double to cap the six-run uprising.—Tom Murphy, arkansasonline.com, 17 Apr. 2024 See all Example Sentences for line drive
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